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VS Code skills

The skills worth adding to VS Code, picked for taste: decks, websites, videos, writing and more. Every one has plain steps to add it to VS Code.

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Start with these VS Code skills

Free skills that earn their place: the most installed everyday picks.

How to add a skill in VS Code

Copilot in VS Code loads Agent Skills from skills folders in your project or your home directory. Checked against VS Code’s own documentation on Oct 21, 2026.

  1. Paste the install prompt below into Copilot's agent mode and it puts the skill in your skills folder.
  2. Type /skills in the chat box to open the Configure Skills menu.
  3. Or click Open Customizations in the chat title bar and pick Skills to see, install and manage skills.

Install prompt: paste this into VS Code

I downloaded the agent skill "Code Review" as code-review.zip. Unzip it and copy the code-review folder into ~/.copilot/skills. Before you finish, list every file it contains, show me any scripts and what they do, and stop if anything asks for passwords, API keys or downloads from other websites.

Example with Code Review, the first pick above. Each skill page has its own prompt and download.

Skills folder:
~/.copilot/skills
Also reads:
~/.claude/skills, ~/.agents/skills
In one project:
.github/skills

All 71 skills for VS Code

Grouped by what they make. Every one has a page with example prompts and install steps for VS Code.

Pitch decks & slides

Reports, PDFs & spreadsheets

Websites & landing pages

Launch & explainer videos

Writing that sounds like you

SEO & marketing

Posters, banners & diagrams

Research & planning

Data & spreadsheets

Coding & workflows

VS Code skills, answered

New to skills? Read what a SKILL.md file is and how skills marketplaces work.

What are VS Code skills?

VS Code skills are folders of written instructions, sometimes with templates and small programs, that teach VS Code how to do one kind of job. VS Code reads a short description of each skill and opens the full instructions only when your request matches.

How do I add a skill to VS Code?

Paste the install prompt below into Copilot's agent mode and it puts the skill in your skills folder. Type /skills in the chat box to open the Configure Skills menu. Or click Open Customizations in the chat title bar and pick Skills to see, install and manage skills. Every skill page on this site repeats these steps for VS Code, with the exact folder or button.

Where does VS Code keep its skills?

In ~/.copilot/skills, or in .github/skills inside a project to use a skill there only. VS Code also reads ~/.claude/skills, ~/.agents/skills.

Are there free VS Code skills?

Yes. 26 of the 71 skills listed here are Free. The rest are Premium, which opens soon, or install from their author or are built into Claude.

Is there a VS Code skills marketplace?

This page is a curated one: every skill has its own page, a plain description and install steps for VS Code. For how marketplaces and directories compare, read the guide on skills marketplaces.

Skills for other apps

VS Code is also searched as Visual Studio Code, VS Code Copilot.